Day 68: [NIGHTRUNNER CHANNEL]

[whattaprick]

If you haven’t been approached already, I’m letting you know now: we’ve got a couple of people asking about being let on the nightrunners. I told them they’d need to convince you, not me. You know what we do, you know the risks, and you know what I ask for — if they come to you, let me know how they do.

Also, I’ve banned Strange from going out on preliminary scouting or any mission with a more than average chance of running into the fae. Unless I or the Ringmaster specifically say otherwise, that stays. He can whine about it as much as he wants, but if you see him violating that order, I want you to tell me that too.

Comments

[anti_nonsense]

Hmph. Fine, it was reckless. I wanted him dead, more than anything in the world, and I would have tried it if there weren't three people in the room who weren't okay with betting their lives on that fight.

As for the Manor, I had no way of knowing what Childermass was up to. Lambert created an obvious distraction, so some of us took the opportunity to go after the Rose. At that point, there was no walking out of there peacefully for anyone. I couldn't just wait around and hope that someone else had a plan.

[kingsroads]

That doesn't change the fact that you acted recklessly and posed a threat to the carnival. If you and the rest of that team hadn't done what you did, we'd only have to rescue two or three people instead of the six or so we ended up with.

[anti_nonsense]

If nobody reached the Rose, there wouldn't have been a rescue! What were you doing during all that, anyway!?

[kingsroads]

Like most of the carnival, I was enthralled to hell and back. [ in case Rita forgot that Strange has the mental resistance of a wet paper towel. ] Which, before you yell at me about, I've taken steps to prevent that from happening again.

[anti_nonsense]

...

What steps?

[kingsroads]

I can dispell magic. Probably not direct fae brainwashing like what Ignatius did to me, but I'm confident I would be able to at least disrupt a spell like the one the Prince cast.

[ assuming he isn't fucked over by the dice, that is. ]

[anti_nonsense]

Even when it's being used on you? [Rita sounds super skeptical.]

[kingsroads]

I think so? I haven't had many chances to test it on myself that much.

[ at least, not until 9S finds Strange to be a solid target for mindhacking ]

[dressedtothe]

[Opportunity!]

If you're up to it, I can help with that. I have magic of my own I need to test.

[kingsroads]

You do? That's wonderful! [ people who should be way more suspicious: this guy. ]

I'll seek you out in the camping area. We can test the magic there.

[dressedtothe]

Oh, I'm sure I can find you. You really shouldn't be exerting yourself more than necessary.

[This isn't a ploy to sneak up on Strange, nope.]

[kingsroads]

Well thank you! [ isn't that 9S just so kind and considerate. ] In that case, I'll see you when you're ready.